East Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Cemetery
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 6, 2015
1. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Erected by Tennesse Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 86.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1600.
Location. 35° 58.464′ N, 83° 54.127′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in East Knoxville. It can be reached from Bethel Avenue. Access to cemetery is on Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1916 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Knoxville TN 37915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Clair Cobb (approx. 0.2 miles away); Odd Fellows Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); War on the Home Front (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Francis Yardley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ruth Cobb Brice (approx. 0.4 miles away); Magnolia Avenue History
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Also see . . . The Bethel Confederate Cemetery & Museum. (Submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 6, 2015
2. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
3. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
4. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
5. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Florida, Georgia
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
6. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
7. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,, Virginia, States Unknown.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
8. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
These tablets commemorate the Confederate dead killed in the Battle of Knoxville.
1861 - 186
Also interred are fifty Confederate soldiers and fifty Federal prisoners whose names are unknown.
Erected 1961 through the efforts of
Buford Ellington, Governor
Hobart F. Atkins, Senator
Miss Mamie H. Winstead
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,556 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 7, 8. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
